Vehicle battery-box construction.



H. H. KENNEDY.

VEHIGLE BATTERY BOX CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.12,1912.

1,067,256. Patented July 15, 1913.

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UNITED STATES T OFFICE.

HAROLD H, KENNEDY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE WAVERLY COMPANY, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORATION 0F INDIANA.

VEHICLE BATTERY-BOX CONSTRUCTION.

` Specification of Letters Patent.

Paten ted Ju ly 15, 1 913.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD H. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, inthe county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements' in Vehicle Battery-Box Construction, of -which the followingr is a specification.

In electrically driven' passengeryehicles the battery box is an essential part of the structure, and the general tendency among builders has been to conceal the battery box under a seat, or to locate it at front or rear of the body with access through the bodyinterior, so that there is constant Adanger of injury .to the upholstering and body finish from the electrolyte used in the batteries, and with closed vehicles the interior is frequently filled with noxious and disagreeable odors from the same source. In addition, the batteries so located are inconvenient of access for the purposes of'cleafning, renewal, adjustment and the other frequent attentions which they require.

. The object 'of this invention is to cour pletelyfdivorce the battery from the body of an electric vehicle so there will be no possibility of injury or of disagreeable odors occurring from the battery electrolyte, as above mentioned, and a further object of the invention is to provide a battery cover, the four sides and top of which may readily be lifted ott1 as a whole to permit access to the battery from all directions, and also lto provide a top cover or door which will permit of access from above for such minor attentions as do not necessitate the removal of the entire closure.`

I accomplish the objects of my inventio'n by the means illustrated in the accompanying,r drawing, in which- Figure 1- is a view in side elevation of an electricI vehicle body embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a fragment of same showing theI rear batteryl box in longitudinal' Lilie 'characters otreference indicate like parts in-the two views of the drawing.

Referring to Fig. 1, 3 represents the body of a closed vehicle-of vany desired and suitable designpand 4 the main supporting frame upon which it is mounted.

The battery box to which my invention is particularlydirected is mounted on a continuation of the frame 4 at the rear of the body 3, and comprises a suitable bottom or base 5 to support the batteries 6, and a. removable hood 7 which is separable from the frame 4 on the line a- The hood 7 will preferably have its four substantially vertical. sides made continuous .and Without openings, but its top will preferably have an opening coextensive with the major portion of its area, which will be closed by a door or lid 8. This door may be hinged as at 9, adapting 1t to be swung outwardly, as shown by dotted lines in'Fig. l, or it may be a removable lid. It will preferably' have a finger plate 10 adapted to afford an easy hold in opening andclosing it. The hood 7 will be secured to the frame 4 by any suitable means. The means here shown is by hooks 11 adapted to be passed under a rod 12, or other suitable fastening carried by the frame 4, and the outer opposite edge of the hood may be secured to the base by means of a removable bolt 13, as shown by dotted lines in F ig. 2, or by' any other approved fastener.

It will beuobserved that the hood 7 is entirely separated from the body 3 by a considerable' air gap which insures that neither electrolyte norodors from the battery 6 can injuriously affect the interior of the body or the passengers therein. By unfastening and lifting off the entire hood,A which is readily done, the battery 6 is rendered accessible from all directions, and for minor attentions access to thev battery is readily provided through the top 'opening of the hood'closeel by the door 8.

While I have shown a rear battery box dctached from the main bodyof the vehicle, it is obvious that same may be' located either in front of or to the rear of the body aand I therefore do not desire to be limited to either location. Y

W'hat I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters. Patent of the United States, is-.V

1 In an electrically driven vehicle,a main e frame, a ciosed body mounted on said frame, a battery-supporting platform remote from the body and supported by said frame, and A a hood forming a closure for the battery on all sides and top, said hood bemgseparate from the body and removable yfrom'the platform. t

2. In an electrically driven veh1cle,a main frame, a closed body mounted-on said frame, a battery-supporting platform remote from the body and Supported by said frame, a hood forming a closure for the battery on all sides and top, said hood being separate from the body and removable from the battery, and means for removably securing the hood on the platform. v 4

3. In an electrically dnive r1;vehiole,amain frame, a closed body mounted 0n said frame;l a battery-supporting platform remote from the body and supported by said frame7 a hood forming a closure for the battery on all sides and top, said hood ,being separate from the body and removable from the platform, and a door in the top of `the hood.

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto Set l5 my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 19th day of July, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and Y Welve. Y

HAROLD KENNEDY. [L. s.]

Witnesses F. W. WERNER, J. A. IVIINTURN.

the body and Supported by said frame', a hood forming a closure for the battery on all sides and top, said .hood being separate all sidee and top, said hood ,being separate from the body and removable from the platn form, and a door in the top of the hood.

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set 15 my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 19th day of July', A. D. one thousandnine hundred and welve.

from the body and removable from the bat- 5 tery, and means for removably Securing the hood on the platform.

3. In Aan electrically dnivenzyehicle, a main frame, a closed body mounted on Said frame;` HAROLD KENNEDY. L. 5.]

a battery-supporting platform remote from Witnesses; y inthe body and supported by said frame, a IT. W. WoERNER,

hood forming a closure for the battery on J. A. MINTURN.

l It ishereby certified that the naine of the assignee in Letters Patent No 1,067,256, i granted VJuly! 15, 1913,\\upon the application of Harold H. kennedy, of Indianapolis, Indiana, for an improvement in I Vehicle Battery-Box Construction, was erroneousyv Written andV printed l The Waverly Coinpany, where-assistitil name should have been'v'Wri-ttennd'printed Tiw- Waoenleg/ Oompa/ny; and that the seid Letters Patent shoud kbe read with' this orreoton therein A a that the seme nlly conform tothe record of` the ease in the Patent Ofloe.' I I I Sgpaed end seafledthie 19th day of-August, A. D., 1913. THOMAS EWING,.

` bommfiasoner of Pazieiitb.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,067,256

It is hereby certified that the neme of the assignee in Letters Patent Nc 1,067,256, granted July *15,4 1913, uponv the applicetion of Harold H. lKennedy, of Indianapolis, Indiana, for an improvement in I Vehicle Battery-Box Construction," was erroneously written and printed The Waverly Co'mpany, whereas said name should have been Written nd printed The Waverley Company; und that the said Letters Patent should be read with thisl correction therein that the game [nay conform to the record of the cese in the Patent OHicen Signed and sealed this'19tb day of August, A. D., 1913.

[SEAL] THOMAS EWING,

Uo'rnmssoner of Patents.

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